LOTS of Devils fans down in Sunrise, Florida for the All-Star Block Party festivities.

I hath touched the cup!! No more than touched it, I ran over and hugged it and made a whole line of tired people laugh.

Then I crouched and touched 2000 (1995 was in back, durn it!!) as I got my Polaroid taken. And then I hugged it again for my digicam pic. (At some point I'll show that off online.)

Funny moment in the Slapshot booth. The Thrashers mascot, Thrash, came over to my booth when I was working alone and started playing goal. He kinda scared some people -- he's a bit menacing with the beak and pounding his stick on the ground and what not. It was pretty funny. Then I set him up and he took some shots and we high-fived. High-class entertainment!!

Well today's the skills comp, I'm hoping to get in!!! Already know I'm volunteered for much of the actual game so I won't even try to spend my money there.

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"We've let the fans down. People pay good money and they've always had pride in the Devils." -- Scott Gomez

A group of my friends and I decided to go over to Hoolihans over by the arena for dinner. As we were waiting for out food to arrive a group of really hot women came in. As it is our job as typical males we were drooling and oogling. Following them in were a few of really dorky looking guys and euro trash bleach blonde losers. they took a group of tables over to our left. Like I said earlier it being our job and all we continued to check out the women. All at the same time they were looking at us and talking amongst themselves. And then Low and behold in walks the cup with those two guys who were it's care takers. We nearly soiled ourselves. Being we were so preoccupied with their women two of the guys with them were in fact Patrik Elias and Petr Sykora. You'd think we would have picked it up earlier being they were all speaking Cech and most likely thought we were staring because two of us still had our Devils sweaters on thinking we noticed them. But in conclusion. They were really nice guys and once they finish eating we went up man handled the cup I'm talking we picked it up spun it around fondled it a bit. ANd it was all cool. That night they also gave out mini replica banners as we exited the arena so Patty and Petr Signed it for us. Too bad we couldn't find a camera anywhere so I was unable to get pics. But it was an unbelievable and unforgetable night.

I got my pic taken with the Cup. Summer of 2000, Jim Dowd took the cup down to this local pizza place here in Toms River and I found out about it. It was so great. I got to kiss it, put my arms around it and have a pic taken with it. Only bad thing about the pic was there was a kid in the pic with me that i have NO idea who he is and at the last second just jumped into the pic with me. and the worst part is there wasnt anyone there taking a pic of him with it. noone was with him. he was this wise ass smerk on his face like "hahahaha, i just ruined ur picture" type of face. very pissed off at him. i yelled at him after the pic was taken cause it was the last pic on the roll. argh.

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Official Keeper of Little GNew Jersey Devils|3|New York Yankees|27|New York Giants|3|Penn State|4|"They are the loudest and most loyal students in the country. They call this place Happy Valley? That's an understatement tonight. This is definitely the best place on Earth. I have seen Paternoville, I have seen these students...there is nothing like this in the country."-ESPN College Gameday"We cannot rank Penn State University against other schoolsin the party school category because we feel it is unfair to rank professionals against amateurs."-Playboy Magazine"You're driving along with nothing and then it's likecow... cow... cow... 20,000 hot chicks!That's Penn State." -Jon Stewart

I had a chance at getting my picture taken with the Cup during the 2000-01 season when they let all season/partial ticket holders have a photo session with the Stanley Cup on a designated day...unfortunately for me, the day the photograph session was on was the day I had ear surgery, so I couldn't go!

Nice pictures though! hehe

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...poster claims to have a friend whos father know Kovalchucks agent's close partner and he was told by his friends father that they are just sorting the details out.

I know he didnt. Put he still got his hands on the Cup for SOME reason and he brought it down to the pizza place.

My brother and I were wondering how Dowd got the Cup....

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Official Keeper of Little GNew Jersey Devils|3|New York Yankees|27|New York Giants|3|Penn State|4|"They are the loudest and most loyal students in the country. They call this place Happy Valley? That's an understatement tonight. This is definitely the best place on Earth. I have seen Paternoville, I have seen these students...there is nothing like this in the country."-ESPN College Gameday"We cannot rank Penn State University against other schoolsin the party school category because we feel it is unfair to rank professionals against amateurs."-Playboy Magazine"You're driving along with nothing and then it's likecow... cow... cow... 20,000 hot chicks!That's Penn State." -Jon Stewart

I got my pic taken with the Cup. Summer of 2000, Jim Dowd took the cup down to this local pizza place here in Toms River and I found out about it.

What the heck!!! I live in Toms river. I can't believe I missed that. What pizza place was it at? Ken Daneyko was in Toms River too. His picture is up in Driftwood Deli (the BEST subs in NJ, better then Jersey Mikes even). That deli has tons old school devils banners and pictures. I also couldn't make it to Pt. Pleasant when the cup was there in 2000. I miss all the good stuff. OK, enough whining from me.

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"The older you get, the more appreciative you become," Elias said. "You sometimes hear stories where players might be happier playing somewhere, but maybe they are miserable.
"Our goal as hockey players is to win the Stanley Cup. I'm 28 and I've played in 100 playoff games. I love it here. I would love to be a Devil forever." ---Patrik Elias

i forget the same of the Pizza place but its in the plaza that is headlined by ShopRite on Fisher Blvd. Right next to the Fisher Blvd and Church Rd. intersection, across from a McDonalds.

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Official Keeper of Little GNew Jersey Devils|3|New York Yankees|27|New York Giants|3|Penn State|4|"They are the loudest and most loyal students in the country. They call this place Happy Valley? That's an understatement tonight. This is definitely the best place on Earth. I have seen Paternoville, I have seen these students...there is nothing like this in the country."-ESPN College Gameday"We cannot rank Penn State University against other schoolsin the party school category because we feel it is unfair to rank professionals against amateurs."-Playboy Magazine"You're driving along with nothing and then it's likecow... cow... cow... 20,000 hot chicks!That's Penn State." -Jon Stewart

I got my pic taken with the Cup. Summer of 2000, Jim Dowd took the cup down to this local pizza place here in Toms River and I found out about it. It was so great. I got to kiss it, put my arms around it and have a pic taken with it. Only bad thing about the pic was there was a kid in the pic with me that i have NO idea who he is and at the last second just jumped into the pic with me. and the worst part is there wasnt anyone there taking a pic of him with it. noone was with him. he was this wise ass smerk on his face like "hahahaha, i just ruined ur picture" type of face. very pissed off at him. i yelled at him after the pic was taken cause it was the last pic on the roll. argh.

In 1995, Dowd brought the cup to Monmouth Park (Horsetrack) in little ole Oceanport!!!!! I have a picture of him and the cup in the attic somewhere (supposedly) I'm scared to go up there, but my dad says it is. I dunno I was like 10 or something. I don't remember! Hahah!